Chevrolet Venture vs KIA Soul

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Venture	KIA Soul
Complaints on file	3,069	7,523
Model years covered	1988–2005	2010–2025
Worst model year	1999	2015
Best model year	2005	2024
Crashes reported	174	409
Fires reported	50	479
Injuries reported	215	284
Deaths reported	11	15
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	14.7%	15.8%

Chevrolet Venture by year

1 3 612 518 467 464 284 284 231 146 59

88 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 555 18.1%

Body & Structure 271 8.8%

Electrical System 262 8.5%

Lights 260 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 7.4%

Brakes 206 6.7%

Airbags 181 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 169 5.5%

KIA Soul by year

193 270 673 866 1,223 1,222 1,142 355 292 196 499 310 133 86 42 21

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 3,505 46.6%

Other & Unspecified 629 8.4%

Electrical System 523 7.0%

Steering 517 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 424 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 363 4.8%

Brakes 357 4.7%

Lights 258 3.4%